Think it just depends on a lot of things. I enjoy the game of football, grew up watching it with friends/ family. Only ever played unorganized games except for maybe intramural games. I just find that most people in general are dumb/annoying, and this is no different for football fans. Football is great cause one play at the end of the game can be the winning play or someone might be the goat. It's also fun to see how players and coaches deal with dynamic situations. If a game has no significance or my team is not playing it can be pretty boring though... unless Barry Sanders is playing.
I enjoy seeing certain matchups pan out and seeing people at the peak of physical condition. Many of the sports I like to watch I also play, and you can get a real appreciation for how talented these people are. For me at least, tennis is a great example... those guys are in great shape, are unbelievably talented, great concentration/mental toughness. With pro football players... those guys are just physical freaks of nature.
It's hard to stay tuned into a sport if your core group of friends isn't into it, and hard to get into sports you don't play or didn't grow up with.
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